New Jerseyans Need the Reproductive Freedom Act Now

Advocates across the state call on lawmakers to pass the bill expediently to ensure rights, equity, and access  Thrive NJ, a coalition of advocates across the state, calls on lawmakers to pass the Reproductive Freedom Act (S3030/A4848). An increasingly hostile Supreme...

The “F*cking B*tch” Club

Surely by now you heard about Ted Yoho, the republican Congressman from Florida whose invective towards NY Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (“AOC”) made national news. The incident distilled an awful lot into one mean-spirited encounter, notably the enduring...

A reflection from the intersection of gender and race | Opinion

A shooting at the North Brunswick home of a federal judge and a brief exchange of words on the steps of the Capitol, which ended with one member of Congress calling another a “f**king b*tch” — what could they possibly have in common? After all, one took place in New...

Who Runs the World? Girls! Just Kidding, it’s Men!

Last week I described how NJ’s redistricting process elevates and protects males politicians at the expense of their female counterparts. (For the uninitiated, redistricting is that once-a-decade chance for NJ politicians to redraw their own political...